Lyric discussion by pigeggDSOTM 

Cover art for The Dogs of War lyrics by Pink Floyd

What, incu!? What!? WHAT!? The title is a reference to a line from Shakespeare's Juilius Caesar: "Cry havoc! and let slip the dogs of war!" "Dogs of war" is a metaphor for the wild ferociousness of war. Jackass. The song is extending the metaphor.